Friday, 23 September 2011

People power in New York City

AMERICAN protesters are still camping out in the heart of New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street campaign.

This video gives an idea of the people power demonstration, inspired by Tahrir Square in Egypt and the indignados in Spain.

Says a statement on the Occupy Wall Street website: "On September 21st, 2011, we stood in solidarity with Madrid, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Madison, Toronto, London, Athens, Sydney,
Stuttgart, Tokyo, Milan, Amsterdam, Algiers, Tel Aviv, Portland and
Chicago. Soon we will stand with Phoenix, Montreal, Cleveland and
Atlanta. We're still here. We are growing. We intend to stay until we
see movements toward real change in our country and the world.

"You have fought all the wars. You have worked for all the bosses. You
have wandered over all the countries. Have you harvested the fruits of
your labors, the price of your victories? Does the past comfort you?
Does the present smile on you? Does the future promise you anything?
Have you found a piece﻿ of land where you can live like a human being
and die like a human being?

"On these questions, on this argument, and on
this theme, the struggle for existence, the people will speak. Join us."

An overwhelming majority of people are happy to be living in this industrial capitalist world. We know this because we are told it constantly.
How could we foresee a near future in which the hypnotic spell is broken, the scales fall from a billion eyes and those who say 'Enough!' are revealed, all of a sudden, to be a gale force wind of revolt, a tidal wave of insurgent delight sweeping all before it, a minority so vast it will change everything?